The idea of robotics at Canton Country Day School was new when I first arrived. I offered to assist in running a robotics club the first year. I later coached my first robotics team for a spring "May Madness" event held at Carnegie Melon Robotics Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
After I coached my first FLL team, the CCDS board members formed an adhoc committee to investigate the different ways robotics could be further integrated into the school to perhaps enhance the curriculum and after-school programs and even help CCDS become known for as a leader of robotics investigations in the community. I was asked to serve on this committee which consisted of three board members, our head of school, the technology director, the technology teacher and myself.
REFLECTION
Serving on this committee helped me understand the importance of the growth of robotics in our school from the administrative perspective. I heard the board members position on robotics and their thoughts on how the school could benefit from becoming a leader in the community. We discussed several ways to make CCDS a leader of robotics.
Community outreach was one of the many topics discussed. I assisted with the development of this concept as I led my team in various outreach opportunities.
Later I was asked to develop an integrated cross-curricular unit including the study of robotics in my classroom. Without my various experiences as a coach, a committee member, a classroom teacher, and a graduate student I would have never met the success I did this year as I wrote and implemented this new curriculum.
After I coached my first FLL team, the CCDS board members formed an adhoc committee to investigate the different ways robotics could be further integrated into the school to perhaps enhance the curriculum and after-school programs and even help CCDS become known for as a leader of robotics investigations in the community. I was asked to serve on this committee which consisted of three board members, our head of school, the technology director, the technology teacher and myself.
REFLECTION
Serving on this committee helped me understand the importance of the growth of robotics in our school from the administrative perspective. I heard the board members position on robotics and their thoughts on how the school could benefit from becoming a leader in the community. We discussed several ways to make CCDS a leader of robotics.
Community outreach was one of the many topics discussed. I assisted with the development of this concept as I led my team in various outreach opportunities.
Later I was asked to develop an integrated cross-curricular unit including the study of robotics in my classroom. Without my various experiences as a coach, a committee member, a classroom teacher, and a graduate student I would have never met the success I did this year as I wrote and implemented this new curriculum.